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Community: Scouts recall 60 years of fun
The only thing missing at the reunion for Boy Scout Troop 201 was a roaring campfire and marshmallows. But at least there was plenty of pizza, skits by the boys and river-rafting stories. About 100 Boy Scouts past and present, parents, siblings and...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Youth Organizations, Forestry and Timber, Natural Resources, Human Interest
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Bicyclist ignored his own stop sign
I am so glad to see the Nov. 9 story, “Bike collisions on the rise,” as I'm hoping there is someone out there that might offer free bicycle traffic tips or a class in the community. I was recently driving down Whitnall Highway and made a...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Natural Resources, Environmental Issues
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Let Glendale have the Walmart
Am I the only person who remembers reading and being shocked by the L.A. Times Pulitzer prize-winning three-part expose of Walmart, published in 2003, titled “The Wal-Mart Effect”? I suggest anyone on the fence in the “let-‘em-in...Tags: Google Inc., Natural Resources, Forestry and Timber, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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Disney demonstrators released on bail
Four environmental activists who were arrested Wednesday after chaining themselves to the entrance gate and unfurling a banner at Walt Disney Studios have been released after posting $1,000 bail. Two members of Rainforest Action Network dressed as Mickey...Tags: Literature, Conservation, Forestry and Timber, Wildlife, Natural Resources
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With film shoots rising, Hertz Global buys local
New Jersey-based Hertz Global Holdings Inc. has acquired Burbank's 24/7 Studio Equipment, which rents generators, light towers, booms and other equipment for film and television production. 24/7, founded in 2005, was owned by private equity firm...Tags: Mongolia, Social Issues, Natural Resources, Forestry and Timber, Human Interest
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Briefly In The News
Trees tumble amid high winds Glendale took the majority of damage from winds that reached up to 60 mph late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, with multiple trees falling throughout the city. Burbank escaped relatively unscathed, with the...Tags: Natural Resources, Forestry and Timber, Science and Technology, Agricultural Research and Technology, Natural Resource Industry
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Planting the seed of environmental stewardship
Circling around a newly planted Chinese Elm sapling, a dozen Luther Burbank Middle School sixth-graders joined hands and admired their work. "Trees need people; people need trees," they chanted. "Welcome, Alex!" "Alex," thus named by the Luther...Tags: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Natural Resources, Forestry and Timber, Burbank (Los Angeles, California)
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Rough year for Christmas tree icon
Gary Casella has sold Christmas trees in Burbank since 1937. He supplies Burbank's official holiday tree in front of City Hall. For Casella, it's all about Christmas.
But this year, his holiday cheer's been hard to keep up.
Just days before the...Tags: Natural Resources, Forestry and Timber, Holidays, Theft, Washington (U.S. state)
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Valley protection in sights
PASADENA — Rep. Adam Schiff on Friday announced the start of the long-awaited study of the region's hillsides, which could lead to federal protection of the local area. The announcement was a major milestone for Schiff (D-Burbank), who began...Tags: Santa Clarita (Los Angeles, California), Natural Resources, Wildlife, Forestry and Timber, Adam Schiff
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City changes tree ordinance
CITY HALL — The large tree limb came crashing down in August, about 10 minutes after Marina Manukian pulled her Infiniti G35 into a curbside parking space across the street from her Andover Drive home. Manukian, who last year spent months trying...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Forestry and Timber, Natural Resources, Gardens and Parks, Science and Technology
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The path of least resistance
About a year ago, I wrote in this space about the wonders and occasional trials of cycling to work. I'm proud to say I'm still doing it, more frequently now that the air is warm and the sun sticks around later. The six miles between my home in Burbank...Tags: DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, FedEx Corporation, Natural Resources, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Los Angeles
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People urged to clear brush
LA CAŅADA FLINTRIDGE — With the onset of dry summer conditions and fewer resources due to statewide budget constraints, local fire officials last week warned residents to be prepared for a tough fire season. The danger of fire in the Angeles,...Tags: Fires, Natural Resources, Forestry and Timber, Disasters and Accidents, Santa Barbara County Fires (2008)
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